right now lease one of four volkswagen models for under $200 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. welcome >>> welcome back, everybody. there is a growing movement that believes being more mindful could enhance your performance. could a kinder, gentler ceo be effective? some say absolutely. former chairman and ceo of medtronic is champion of intraexpectative practices. jeff sign field associate dean at yale university school of management. arianna is our guest host today. she is still with us. bill, let me start with you. you will be a champion of this entire mindfulness argument. what is that argument and tell about how you think it makes a difference in leaders. >> we live in a frenetic society, 24/7. i must confess i'm 24/7 involved. there's a lot of stress. how do you retain resilience? i found mindfulness the way to do it. i started meditating in 1975. i think it's helped me calm down, have more clarity and focus and frankly be a lot more productive and a better leader for the people i work with. we have been teaching at harvard business school. 800 s